Sun Life Financial, Darryl
Sittler and John Chick join
the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation in the fight against diabetes
TORONTO,
Nov. 10, 2015 /CNW/ - Join Sun Life
Financial Inc. (TSX: SLF) (NYSE: SLF) on November 12, 2015 as we proudly host the Diabetes
Today - Hope and Learning panel discussion at the 2015 Canadian
Diabetes Association (CDA) Expo in Toronto.
| WHAT: |
Diabetes Today - Hope and Learning panel
discussion |
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| WHO: |
• Darryl Sittler,
retired professional ice hockey legend and prediabetic
• John Chick, defensive end,
Saskatchewan Roughriders, Canadian Football League and type 1
diabetic
• Dr. Jan Hux, Chief Science Officer,
CDA
• Dr. Robert Goldstein, Chief
Scientific Officer, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
(JDRF)
• Paul Joliat, Assistant
Vice-President, Philanthropy & Sponsorships, Sun Life
Financial
• Panel moderated by André Picard,
public health reporter, The Globe and Mail |
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| WHEN: |
Thursday, November 12th at 5:30 p.m.
ET |
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| WHERE: |
Ontario Science Centre (770 Don Mills Rd,
Toronto) |
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| WHY: |
Sun Life Financial is committed to helping raise
awareness and funds for diabetes prevention, research and care. To
mark Diabetes Awareness Month, Sun Life is proud to host this panel
discussion to address what Canadians need to know in order to fight
and prevent this disease. Since announcing support of the cause in
late 2012, we have proudly committed over $13 million globally to
fight diabetes. |
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Detailed information about the Expo can be found at
www.diabetes.ca/expo.
About Sun Life Financial
Celebrating 150 years in 2015, Sun Life Financial is a leading
international financial services organization providing a diverse
range of protection and wealth products and services to individuals
and corporate customers. Sun Life Financial and its partners have
operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the United
States, the United Kingdom,
Ireland, Hong Kong, the
Philippines, Japan,
Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of September 30, 2015, the Sun Life Financial group
of companies had total assets under management of $846 billion. For more information please visit
www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars.
SOURCE Sun Life Financial Canada